Secondary schools performance data released

Ben O'Connell

There was a dramatic improvement in GCSE results in North Tyneside schools last year, with the borough's average well above the national average.

Today sees the publication of all the performance data for secondary schools in England for 2015. Here's a run-down of how schools in the area fared.

GCSEs

Nationally, the percentage of students gaining five GCSEs at A* to C, including English and maths, rose slightly from 53.4 per cent to 53.8 per cent. But in North Tyneside, the improvement was much more marked, increasing from 56.2 per cent in 2014 to 62 per cent, above the national average. Across the borough, the percentage of pupils making the expected progress from Key Stage 2 (age 11) to GCSEs was 74.9 per cent in English and 67.5 per cent in maths.

The following list features the school name, followed by the percentage of pupils gaining five GCSEs at A* to C, including maths and English; the 2014 figure; the percentage of pupils making the expected progress in English; and the expected progress in maths.

In North Tyneside as a whole, 93 per cent of students attained two or more A-Levels at A* to E, while 81 per cent gained three, compared to the national average of 92.2 per cent and 78.7. Below are the figures for the schools and colleges in the borough.

Burnside Business and Enterprise College - 82; 47.

Churchill Community College - 65; 43.

George Stephenson High School - 77; 58.

Kings Priory School - 100; 93.

Longbenton Community College - 97; 78.

Monkseaton High School - 75; 63.

St Thomas More Roman Catholic Academy - 89; 82.

Seaton Burn College - 100; 92.

Tyne Metropolitan College - 99; 90.

Whitley Bay High School - 100; 91.

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